Not having Eden with me this weekend I decided to potter and not plan, so when I got up I went to buy a newspaper and indulged myself by reading it through this morning.
As we haven't had any rain for some time, the car was looking decidedly dusty so I took it round to the garage at lunchtime because they will wash it for free which I think is a brilliant idea.
When I got back home I thought I would go out and do a little bit of work in the garden. By this time it was feeling really warm and I don't do heat so I was taking things quite steady pulling out a few weeds and deciding what plants I was going to get. Then I found something growing that took me completely by surprise.
About twenty years ago I had planted a stachys byzantina (lamb's ears) which was severely damaged by a very wet and cold winter after it had been in the garden for about two years and as it had almost rotted away I dug it up. Today however, I found a small plant growing in exactly the same place so I can only assume that it had seeded and even after all this time the conditions must have suited it so it is growing quite strongly. I haven't got the heart to move it after it has made such a splendid effort so I shall leave it to grow and maybe it will reward me by flowering next year!
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